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State at least one reason for the ancient units of measurement not being used today.

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Ancient methods of measurement used body parts like palm, foot, etc. as references for taking measurements. These units were highly inaccurate since the size of body parts vary from person to person. Hence, in modern world, such incorrect and unstandardised units cannot be preferred.

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